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Spider Kong

Spider Kong shares very similar gameplay to Donkey Kong, where the player is required to climb ladders and avoid obstacles to get to the top. In Spider Kong, however, the enemy throwing objects at you is not…

31 December 1983

Spider Kong is an arcade, released 31 December 1983 on Atari 2600.

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What Spider Kong is

Spider Kong was released in 1983. It was published by Goliath. It is available on Atari 2600 only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Spider Kong shares very similar gameplay to Donkey Kong, where the player is required to climb ladders and avoid obstacles to get to the top. In Spider Kong, however, the enemy throwing objects at you is not an ape but a giant spider.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Spider Kong launched on 31 December 1983, within three weeks of The Witness, Chuckie Egg, Atic Atac and Zoo Keeper.

Released around the same time: The Witness, Chuckie Egg, Atic Atac, Zoo Keeper.

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When did Spider Kong come out?
Spider Kong was released on 31 December 1983 for Atari 2600.

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